“Reforming Capitalism from Within”
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Title: The Future of Capitalism
Author: Paul Collier
Category: Economics & Global Markets, Politics & Current Affairs
What if capitalism's biggest threat isn't socialism, but its own moral decay? Sam and Sophie sit with Paul Collier's provocative diagnosis of a system that has lost its ethical compass, and why the usual political categories fail to capture the crisis.
They walk through Collier's critique of the three toxic 'isms'—predatory finance, cosmopolitan elitism, and populist resentment—and how they've fractured our societies. The episode unpacks his reformist agenda: mutual obligation, rebalancing power, and rehabilitating the nation-state, with concrete ideas like a progressive consumption tax and worker representation on boards.
If you've ever felt that the economic debate is missing something deeper, this episode names it: a broken model of human nature and a desperate need for belonging and fairness. The takeaway is a pragmatic, moral path forward that defies left-right labels.
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00:00Capitalism's Moral Crisis00:34The Three Toxic Isms01:29Predatory Finance And Broken Communities02:45Cosmopolitan Elitism And Populism03:42A Pragmatic Reform Agenda06:27The Moral Foundation Of Hope
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